A HISTORY OF MEDICINE.; Primitive and Archaic Medicine by Sigerist, Henry E - 1951

Oxford University Press, USA, 1987. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Oxford University Press, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. Teal cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; mild wear; jacket is worn, 1" tear at base of spine; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; previous owner's name on front pastedown; illustrations in black and white; several pages with underlining; 352 pages.

U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1987. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Name and date on inside cover otherwise clean and unmarked. Volume II details the development of medicine among the early Indo-European peoples--Greeks, Indians, and Persians. The Indo-Europeans were the first to use empirical knowledge to develop philosophical systems of medicine which looked beyond the sick man for universal laws. This volume examines the Greek rational systems which are the foundations of modern science, and the similar Near Eastern approaches, which had an additional mystic component better suited for handling mental and spiritual problems.

New York: Oxford University Press, Inc, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, viii, x, xvi, 564 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine blue, beige and burgundy with burgundy lettering. Exterior shows moderate soiling including spotting, several instances of chips to the head/tail edges, foxing to the fore edges and clipped corners to the flaps. Slight foxing interiorly. Boards have mild wear exteriorly with minor rubbing to the edges. Text block has modest age toning to the edges and slight offsetting to the end papers. Gift inscription to the front free end paper. Previous owner's name to the front free end paper. Illustrated. Volume one only. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1376079. FP New Rockville Stock.

U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Other than date and name on inside cover a very good unmarked copy."Medical theories always represent one aspect of the general civilization of a period, and in order to understand them fully we must be familiar with the other manifestations of that civilization, its philosophy, history, literature, art, music... a study of Michelangelo, Tintoretto, or Bernini may give us a clue for a better understanding and more correct historical interpretation of William Harvey." So wrote Henry Sigerist in the introductory chapters of this fascinating account of the interrelationships between medicine and culture. Sigerist was uniquely qualified to attempt such a vast task--trained in medicine and the social sciences, master of fourteen languages, at the time of his death in 1957 he was already recognized as the foremost medical historian of this century. Using resources from the fields of… Read More

Paperback. Very Good.

Oxford University Press, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Bright & clean, unopened pages in glossy covers. Crease on front cover. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, CA Library. .

New York : Oxford University Press , 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 564p. Subjects: Medicine, Traditional. History of Medicine, Ancient Genre: History. Language: English.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. First. hardcover. very good(+). VOLUME II ONLY. Illustrated. 352 pages. 8vo, blue cloth; some spotting on top edge New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. A very good(+) copy.<br/> <br/> Volume II ONLY of the 2 volumes published in Sigerest's History of Medicine, a projected 8-volume work left unfinished by the author's death. G.M. 6448.<br/> <br/>

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987. Reissued. Softcover. Octavo; VG-/paperback; white spines with red, purple and blue text; reissued; 2 volumes: volume 1, Primitive and Archaic Medicine, pp 564, ISBN 0195007395; volume 2, Early Greek, Hindu, and Persian Medicine, pp 352, ISBN 0195050797; covers have slight shelf wear to exteriors; minor edge wear; mild bend to front cover to volume 2; bindings intact otherwise; textblocks show few smudges to exterior edges; interiors clean; illustrated. 1362197. FP New Rockville Stock.